<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Cortical Chauvinism]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://corticalchauvinism.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[m0casa02]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://corticalchauvinism.com/author/m0casa02/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Bertrand wins first&nbsp;prize!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://corticalchauvinism.com/2014/11/17/why-do-bad-things-happen-to-good-people/">Bertrand</a> keeps winning! My grandson, aka little bear, won first prize for bowling at the Special Olympics. I am blessed in having such a wonderful grandson as well as for having such a beautiful and caring daughter Cristina.</p>
<p><em>Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers</em><em><br />
Remember when you&#8217;re talkin&#8217; to the man upstairs<br />
That just because he doesn&#8217;t answer doesn&#8217;t mean he don&#8217;t care<br />
Some of God&#8217;s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers</em>.</p>
<p>Garth Brooks, &#8220;Unanswered Prayers&#8221;</p>
<p><em>A beautiful face without a name, for so long<br />
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.<br />
Did you ever know that you&#8217;re my hero<br />
And everything I would like to be<br />
If I can fly higher than an eagle<br />
You are the wind beneath my wings<br />
It might have appeared to go unnoticed<br />
but I&#8217;ve got it all here in my heart<br />
I want you to know I know the truth<br />
Of course I know it<br />
I would be nothing without you.</em></p>
<p>Bette Midler, “Wind Beneath My Wings”</p>
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